ABDUCTION FEARS

Officers and CPS prosecutors have also been in contact with their Polish counterparts to discuss extraditing her once she is found.

And a Polish criminal court judge has asked for an investigation to take place and for police to speak to Jolanta's parents, and any other witnesses, in order to find her and Max.

Max has also been made a ward of court in the UK.

Through their Polish solicitor, Max's family have received a copy of a letter signed by Jolanta and hand-delivered by her parents to Max's school which states he is suffering from a chronic illness and has to stay at home.

Max has not been seen since March after his mother Jolanta took him to her native Poland

Max's grandmother Pam McHale Bagnall says his mother Jolanta has signed a number of absence notes, claiming he is chronically sick, which have been hand delivered by her parents to the primary school he was supposed to be attending in Rzeszow, Poland.

However, she claims that they all give a false address.

Pam said: "We think this is a positive step as the criminal court will exercise their powers with all parties who support what is now more akin to kidnapping than abduction.

"But our appointment with the Foreign and Commonwealth office last week left us more desolate than ever.

"Remarkably it seems that the government can do very little to help a vulnerable child in this situation.

"We have asked for resources on the ground in Poland to ensure that the Polish police perform a proper search for Max.

"It's clear to us that the Polish police are doing the minimum to recover him and both Kent Police and the National Crime Agency has limited influence over them.

"We really do need the help of Polish people here in the UK and in Poland to find Max. The situation has become critical in terms of his safety."

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